"Hiroshima maiden" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hiroshima maidens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hiroshima maiden (plural Hiroshima maidens)
  1. (historical) Any of a group of Japanese women who were disfigured by the thermal flash from the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and who subsequently went on a highly publicized journey to get reconstructive surgery in the United States in 1955. Wikipedia link: Hiroshima Maidens Tags: historical Categories (topical): Female people, Nuclear warfare Categories (place): Japan Synonyms: A-bomb maiden
    Sense id: en-Hiroshima_maiden-en-noun-gieisyah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Inflected forms

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